The rematch is on. Thursday night, the UFC officially announced UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones will put his belt on the line against Alexander Gustafsson in a rematch of their 2013 Fight of the Year. Jones took to Twitter to express his excitement. It's on! — Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) June 6, 2014 This […]
Three years ago, Kyle Kingsbury was on top of the world. He had just made his UFC main card debut with a unanimous decision victory over Fabio Maldonado, picking up the Fight of the Night bonus in the process, while pushing his winning streak to four straight inside a UFC octagon. Not bad a for […]
Former Arizona State University wrestling All-American C.B. Dollaway continued his dominance of the international fight scene with a unanimous decision victory Saturday over Francis Carmont in front of a sold-out crowd at the O2 Arena in Berlin, Germany. Carmont, who entered the bout as the No. 9 middleweight fighter in the Power MMA Show’s rankings, […]
When Johny Hendricks won the vacant UFC welterweight championship against Robbie Lawler at UFC 171 last March, he made it perfectly clear that he relished the thought of having a target painted on his back. However, an injured bicep has forced the newly crowned champion to sit on the sidelines and watch as the rest […]
A welterweight matchup between two of the most exciting fighters on the planet has been added to the UFC’s annual summer FOX card. On Tuesday, UFC President Dana White took to twitter to officially announce a fight between Robbie Lawler and Matt Brown will serve as the main event for UFC on FOX 12 in […]
Following Bellator 120 and UFC 173, find out who moved up and who fell down the Power MMA Show’s official pound-for-pound rankings. Fighters who have been inactive for at least one year are not eligible for ranking. POUND-FOR-POUND Jon Jones Jose Aldo1 Cain Velasquez1 Demetrious Johnson1 Chris Weidman1 Anthony Pettis1 Anderson Silva1 Johny Hendricks1 Ronda […]
LAS VEGAS — Fight fans will forever remember where they were on May 24, 2014. In front of a sold-out crowd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, T.J. Dillashaw put on the performance of a lifetime Saturday in the main event of UFC 173, knocking out bantamweight kingpin Renan Barão. Leading up […]
The UFC is finally heading to the Grand Canyon State. Speaking to fans following the UFC 173 weigh-ins at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, UFC president Dana White revealed the organization was targeting the U.S. Airways Center in downtown Phoenix as the location for a December 13 fight card. While White did not reveal whether […]
At just 27 years old, UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barão (32-1) is arguably the best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet. Riding an incredible 22-fight winning streak, including seven straight under the UFC banner, the 27-year-old Brazilian has not tasted defeat since his MMA debut back more than nine years ago. In fact, if it weren’t […]
Following UFC Fight Night 40, find out who moved up and who fell down the Power MMA Show’s official pound-for-pound rankings. Fighters who have been inactive for at least one year are not eligible for ranking. POUND-FOR-POUND Jon Jones Jose Aldo Cain Velasquez Renan Barão Demetrious Johnson Chris Weidman Anthony Pettis Anderson Silva Johny Hendricks […]
When Anderson Silva broke his leg in one of the most horrific ways imaginable during his title fight against Chris Weidman at UFC 168 back in December, many predicted it would be the end of the former champion’s long and storied career. But now less than five months after fans witnessed Silva’s bone pop out […]
Former Maryvale High School wrestling standout Henry Cejudo will have to put his mixed martial arts championship dreams on hold. Cejudo (6-0) was scheduled to face former UFC bantamweight Damacio Page (17-9) for the Legacy FC flyweight championship in the main event of the promotion’s June 13 card in Houston. However, citing “personal reasons,” the […]
When UFC president Dana White announced Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva would serve as opposing coaches on the third season of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil, many fans expected one of the most explosive and confrontational seasons since the program’s inception in 2005. Sonnen, after all, had long played the role of the villainous American who […]
The greatest fighter of this century remains perfect. In front of a sold-out crowd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather had his hand raised for the 46th consecutive time as he walked away with the majority decision over Marcos ‘El Chino’ Maidana on Saturday night. In the months […]
The UFC has finally broken into Mexico. On Tuesday, UFC President Dana White met with the media during a special press conference in Mexico City to officially announce the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America. Also on hand were UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez and current number one contender Fabricio Werdum, who will […]
Power MMA Rankings – April 27: ‘Rumble’ Rockets Into Top 5, Davis Plummets Following UFC 172, find out who moved up and who fell down the Power MMA Show’s official pound-for-pound rankings. Fighters who have been inactive for at least one year are not eligible for ranking. POUND-FOR-POUND Jon Jones Jose Aldo Cain Velasquez Renan […]
BALTIMORE — The last time fight fans saw Jon Jones in action, his trainers were carrying him out of the octagon after a 25-minute war with Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 165 in Sept. 2013. He may have successfully defended his UFC light heavyweight belt for a record sixth time, but the sight of seeing the […]
To say UFC Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones has dominated his division would be a tremendous understatement. Since being crowned champion after a thrashing of Maruicio ‘Shogun’ Rua at UFC 128 back in 2011, the man known as ‘Bones’ has demolished every single opponent thrown his way. His 13 wins in the division tie Chuck […]
Following The Ultimate Fighter: Nations Finale & UFC on FOX 11, find out who moved up and who fell down the Power MMA Show’s official pound-for-pound rankings. Fighters who have been inactive for at least one year are not eligible for ranking. POUND-FOR-POUND Jon Jones Jose Aldo Cain Velasquez Renan Barão Demetrious Johnson Chris Weidman […]
In the days leading up to last Saturday’s highly anticipated UFC on FOX 11 fight card, UFC president Dana White announced that the winner of the main event between Travis Browne and Fabricio Werdum would be crowned the new number one contender for Cain Velasquez’s heavyweight championship. If that prize wasn’t enough, the UFC’s head […]
The UFC is heading down to the Sunshine State to bring fight fans the first FOX card of the spring. Headlining the card is a fight between a pair of surging heavyweights in Fabricio Werdum and Travis Browne in a bout that will reshape the top of their division. Since making his return to the […]
Another former Arizona State University athlete has been welcomed into the biggest fight promotion on the planet. Former Sun Devil wrestler Patrick Williams took to Twitter Tuesday to announce he had officially been signed to the UFC and would be making his octagon debut against TUF 18 cast member Chris Beal at UFC 172 later […]
Following UFC Fight Night 39, find out who moved up and who fell down the Power MMA Show’s official pound-for-pound rankings. Fighters who have been inactive for at least one year are not eligible for ranking. POUND-FOR-POUND Jon Jones Jose Aldo Cain Velasquez Renan Barão Demetrious Johnson Chris Weidman Anthony Pettis Anderson Silva Johny Hendricks […]
For more than a month, rumors swirling around over who would be next in line to challenge UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey have been running rampant throughout the mixed martial arts community. Rousey (9-0 MMA), currently the number one ranked female and 10th ranked pound fighter according to the official Power MMA Show rankings, is […]